
Experienced and dependable Animal Care Technician with over 20 years in laboratory animal care. Skilled in daily health monitoring, facility sanitation, and supporting research procedures. Committed to maintaining high standards of animal welfare and regulatory compliance.
• Removes dirty bedding and other items from shoe boxes• Performs cage and other related equipment sanitation • Flushes water cage manifolds• Operates washers and ensures that cage washing and related equipment are in proper working order• Performs daily start-up and shut down procedures of the cage washer• Operates autoclave to sterilize or decontaminate caging equipment and other related equipment• Transports caging and equipment between animal areas and cage wash rooms and vice versa• Performs sanitation of cage wash rooms and other ancillary areas, such as hallways, feed, bedding and storage areas• Organizes and manages documentation• Removes trash and waste according to safety guidelines• Read and understand all SOPs related to assigned duties• Receives and stores animal feed, bedding and supplies; records and files the appropriate information • Sanitize empty animal room(s) and labs• Inspect enrichment devices, cages and other items• Conducts and collects various aseptic sampling for the monitoring of water quality, sanitized animal racks and equipment• Perform all other related duties as assigned
AALAS ALAT Certification — 2016